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EVERYTff IHG FOU THE GARDEN - Flower Seeds 



The Giant Waved Spencer 



Flowed Sweet Peas 



STANDARD VARIETIES AND AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN NOVELTIES 



similar. Therefore in our effort to simplify this confusion of names we made 

 a thorough study and comparison of hundreds of varieties grown at our trial 

 grounds the past summer and after the name of such variety we offer is brack- 

 eted in italics the synonyms and those "too near alike." 



The world wide popularity of the new race of Giant Waved Spencer Sweet 

 Peas, their sportive tendency and the ease with which they are hybridized or 

 cross-bred, has resulted in the production of a legion of varieties by enthusiasts 

 and growers both in Europe and America. In consequence numbers of varieties 

 under different names have proven to be identical and many others are closely 



GIANT WAVED SPENCEK SWEET PEA— COLOR. CLASSES 



To select desired colors, refer to the numbers and choose between the corresponding numbers preceding the varieties; should the name of some old favorite 

 be missing, by referring to its color class a similar and better variety may be selected. 



White 24-34 



Primrose and ivory 13-58 



Pale cream-pink 52-53-70 



Deep cream-pink 14-18-40-43-48 



Lilac-blush 12-31 



Blush-pink 26-35 



Pink 15-21-30 



Rose : 41-62 



Rose with blush wings 3-9-50 



Carmine : 32 



Cerise 19 



Salmon 7-36-66 



HENDERSON'S COLOR CLASS" COLLECTION 



Orange 17-20-28-67 



Scarlet 64 



Crimson : . . 33-44 



Maroon 56-57-61 



Purple 4-63 



Magenta 47 



Dark mauve 59 



Light mauve 8-45 



Lavender 5-27-39 



Light blue 25-39-69 



Dark blue 10-37 



Fancy 1-11 



Picotee edged rose on white 16-42 



Picotee edged blue on white 54 



Picotee edged rose on yellow 51 



Striped, etc., red on white 2-49 



Striped, etc., orange on white 6-55 



Striped, etc., pink on white 60-68 



Striped, etc., maroon on white 65 



Striped, etc., lavender on white 22 



Striped, etc., blue on white 29-38 



Striped, etc., rose on yellow 23-46 



of GIANT WAVED SPENCER SWEET PEAS one packet— our selection— from each of the above 34 color classes, 

 FOR S3. 00. postage free. 



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Afterglow. Banner, rosy-amethyst tinted ultramarine- 

 violet at base; wings, peacock and electric blues. One 

 of the aesthetic new pastel colorings; most effective in 

 cloudy weather or if shaded from hot sun 



America Spencer (Mrs. Wilcox; Yankee). Striped and 

 flaked brilliant carmine-red over white; very large flow- 

 ers of splendid form 



Apple Blossom Spencer (Arthur Unwin; Mrs. A. Ireland; 

 Colleen). Banner bright rose color; wings creamy-blush; 

 a very robust, profuse and large flowering "Bi-color".. . . 



Arthur Green (John Ridd). Banner purple with a tinge of 

 maroon; wings deep violet-purple; a strong grower with 

 splendid, large flowers 



Asta Ohn (Masterpiece; Mrs. Charles Foster; Nellie Jenkins). 

 One of the best lavender Spencers; an exquisite rosy- 

 lavender; flowers large and well waved 



Aurora Spencer (Peter Blair). Strongly flaked and striped 

 bright orange-rose on white; very large flowers of perfect 

 form and well waved 



Barbara (Earl Spencer; Melba; Nancy Perkin). A light 

 salmon or shrimp-pink self; large flowers improved by 

 shading ; strong grower and very florif erous 



Bertrand Deal. Large, perfectly formed, waved flowers of 

 pinkish-lilac suffused with soft rosy-mauve; an exquisite 

 variety 



Blanche Ferry Spencer. Banner deep rose-pink; wings 

 white tinted with blush; a large "Spencer" form of the 

 popular old "pink and white" 



Captain of the Blues Spencer (Waverly Spencer; Mrs. 

 Walter Wright Spencer). Banner maroon-purple; wings 

 magenta-purple; very large flowers 



Charles Foster. See page 115 and colored plate; apricot- 

 pink flushed lilac and mauve 



Charm (Agricola). Very-daintily colored blush-white flushed 

 with rosy-lilac 



Clara Curtis (Primrose Spencer; Isobel Malcolm; Paradise 

 Cream, etc.). See page 115 and colored plate; the best 

 of the primrose-yellows 



Constance Oliver (Holdfast Beauty; Nell Gwynne). Rich 

 "cream-pink"; a bright pink influenced to salmony by 

 overlaying an undercolor of primrose; vigorous grower; 

 large lovely flowers 



Countess Spencer (Enchantress; Paradise; Pink Pearl). 

 See page 115 and colored plate; are-selected, improved 

 strain of this grand original "pink Spencer" 



Dainty Spencer (Elsie Herbert; E. J. Deal; Picotee). Very 

 large, splendidly formed flowers of blush- white; distinctly 

 picotee edged with carmine-rose 



Dazzler '(Edna Unwin; Prince of Orange; Kilty Clive). 

 Extra fine large flowers of lively coloring; banner 

 glowing cerise-orange; wings rose-orange; very profuse. . 



Doris Usher (Mrs. R. Hallam). A splendid large "light 

 cream-pink" or rosy-coral overlaying a cream under color 



Edith Taylor (Mrs. Jessopp). Extra fine and large flowers 

 of rich salmon-rose or cerise; a very lively warm color; 

 strong grower and free bloomer 



Edrom Beauty (Helen Grosvenor). Lovely large rose-orange 

 or salmon colored flowers; considered a little richer in 

 coloring than Helen Lewis 



PRICE 



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32 



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33 



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$1.50 



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40c. 





Prices Delivered Free in the U. S. 



Elfrida Pearson. See page 115 and colored plate; magnificent 

 "ower of blush pink, deepening towards the edges 



Empress Eugenie (Improved Juanita Spencer). The latest 

 and best "lavender striped"; very light blue and laven- 

 der flakes and stripes on silvery-white 



Ethel Roosevelt. Large creamy-buff colored flowers flushed 

 and flaked with pale rose-pink 



Etta Dyke (White Spencer; Purity; Freda; White Waved; 

 Paradise White; Moneymaker, etc.). See page 115 and 

 colored plate; extra large-frilled pure white flowers 



Flora Norton Spencer (Kathleen MacGowan; Leslie Imber; 

 Princess Mary; Zephyr). Beautiful azure or pale blue 

 flowers of medium size but profusely produced 



Florence Morse Spencer (Bobby K; Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes; 

 Princess Victoria). Very large wavy flowers of soft 

 blush-pink flushed towards edge with deeper pink 



Florence Nightingale (Lavender Queen; Lavender George 

 Herbert). See page 115 and colored plate; large lavender 

 with pinkish sheen 



Helen Lewis (Anglian Orange; Maggie Stark; Orange Per- 

 fection, etc.). A very large and fine orange-rose; wings 

 orange-salmon 



Helen Pierce Spencer (Lady Ursula; Mrs.'T. W. Warren). 

 A large, true waved Spencer; ground color white rippled 

 and penciled with bright blue . . •. 



Hercules. A giant even among the Spencers; immense 

 long stemmed flowers of rich clear rose-pink; vines vig- 

 orous and free blooming 



Irish Belle (Dream; Dorothy; Annabel Lee; Mrs. Reginald 

 Hill). Soft lilac on cream flushed pale rosy-mauve; almost 

 "pastel" in coloring 



John Ingman Geot ge Herbert; Mrs. Wm. King; Paradise 

 Carmine) . Rich carmine-rose, very large and of the finest 

 waved form 



King Edward Spencer (Crimson King; Crimson Giant; 

 Mrs. Duncan; The King). A re-selected improved strain 

 and the best of all the crimsons here noted; color rich 

 crimson-scarlet; large open form; waved flowers of the 

 largest size 



King White. Hailed as the King of Whites, because of the 

 perfect finish of the flower in every detail — form, size, 

 waviness and glistening, immaculate whiteness 



Lady Evelyn Eyre. One of the largest and loveliest 

 Spencer Sweet Peas; immense long stemmed flowers of 

 exquisite rosy-blush but opening with a lemonish flush . . 



Lady Miller (Isabel; Grace Darling). Very large well formed 

 flowers of a soft buff-blush suffused pale salmon or shrimp- 



pink.. 



Lord Nelson Spencer (Blue Jacket; Blue King; May Far- 

 Quhar; Mrs. G. Charles). The effect is rich navy-blue; 

 banner indigo-purple; wings violet-blue 



Loyalty (April; Bertie Usher; George Curzon; Prince Olaf; 

 Suffragette). The finest and largest blue striped; color 

 white flaked and marbled bright blue 



Margaret Madison (Guy Hemus; Walter P. Wright; True 

 Lavender; Winifred Unwin). See page 115 and colored 

 plate; large clear pale azure-blue 



Margaret Atlee. Perhaps the finest of the new Spencers; 

 immense flowers of the loveliest coloring; a rich warm 

 salmon-pink over a body color of cream which lights up the 

 whole flower into exquisite beauty 



PRICE 



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10c. 



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75c. 



40c. 



30c. 



30c. ; 

 $1.25 

 60c. 

 50c. 

 50c. 

 30c 

 40c. 



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"THE MODERN CULTURE OF SWEET PEAS," 



A New Book by the 

 Expert English Amateur, 



Thos. Stevenson, $1.00 postpaid 



